Jeff Curry-Imagn Images This month’s edition of the mailbag featured two familiar faces to the site! What an absolute joy it was to reconnect with Blake and JP for our reader mailbag episode this month! I hope you all enjoy it and as always please be sure to let me know what you think in the comments. Likes or dislikes are both welcome, but please make the dislikes … [Read more...] about Viva El Birdos Podcast Episode 8: January Monthly Reader Mailbag featuring old friends JP and Blake
Michael McGreevy is your #6 prospect.
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Also your chance to vote on the next prospect Technically speaking, I didn’t actually need to re-run the vote. Michael McGreevy was winning the 6th vote (with no Chase Davis) when I closed the poll last week and by far, and he won against both Chase Davis and Cooper Hjerpe on Thursday. But at least now there’s … [Read more...] about Michael McGreevy is your #6 prospect.
Nolan Arenado will likely remain a member of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2025
Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images A deal is not materializing. I am taking a risk because I am actually writing this post a few days in advance and not mere hours before it is supposed to be published, per tradition. I won’t have the time to do that, so this is what I must do. Writing this early is a risk because the thesis of this post is that Nolan Arenado looks likely to … [Read more...] about Nolan Arenado will likely remain a member of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2025
Could a 6-man rotation be made to work? How?
The master of the spit-ball | Malcolm Emmons-Imagn Images It’s mid-winter. Let’s spitball a bit. Have a little fun. Authors note: No doubt you’ve read about the devastation in Pacific Palisades, CA. I was woken up late Tuesday night with orders to deploy immediately. I expect to be gone a couple of weeks. There will still be content (ie. see below), but I won’t … [Read more...] about Could a 6-man rotation be made to work? How?
Should the Cardinals trade or hold on to Ryan Helsley?
Photo by Suzanna Mitchell/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images While Cardinals fans sit on the edge of their seats to see if Nolan Arenado is traded, I thought it might be fun to revisit another trade candidate. That of course, is Ryan Helsley. The Cardinals seem convinced that they should hold on to him and it appears that they will until at least the trade deadline. I … [Read more...] about Should the Cardinals trade or hold on to Ryan Helsley?